The Healthy Marriage
Helping couples grow stronger together.
When the Sex Stops: Why So Many Marriages Quietly Drift
Why do couples stop having sex? A couples therapist explains the real reasons, emotional, physical, and relational, and the evidence-based ways to find your way back.
The ‘Ick’ in Marriage: When You Suddenly Find Your Spouse Annoying
You used to find them endearing. Now their chewing makes your skin crawl. A psychologist explains the 'ick' in marriage, why it lands, what it really means, and how to find your way back.
The Five Love Languages: How We Give and Receive Love
Love languages can help couples understand how they give and receive love, but they are only part of a healthy marriage. Learn how to build deeper emotional connection, communicate love more clearly, and love your spouse in a way they can actually feel.
10 Hard Truths About Marriage
A healthy marriage doesn’t happen because two people “fall in love.” It happens because two people keep choosing to grow, apologise, repair, communicate, and forgive.
Why You Keep Having the Same Fight (And How to Finally Solve It)
You’re not having the same fight because your relationship is broken. Learn why couples repeat the same arguments and how to break the cycle, repair connection, and solve the real issue underneath.
Weaponised Incompetence: The Quiet Marriage Killer Explained
Weaponised incompetence is the silent erosion in many modern marriages. Discover what it is, how to spot it, and how to fix it before resentment takes over.
Rediscovering Romance After Kids
Emotional disconnection is common in the parenting years, but it doesn’t have to be permanent. With intention, you can rebuild closeness and find your way back to each other.
Finding Your Way Back After a Fight
Conflict is inevitable, but disconnection doesn’t have to be. What matters most in marriage isn’t avoiding the argument, but how we find our way back afterward.
Keeping the Spark Alive in the Empty Nest Years
When the kids move out or grow up, it can feel like both a relief and a reckoning. You’ve spent years tag-teaming homework, sports drop-offs, sleepless nights, and busy weekends. But now that the house is quieter, what’s left between you?
Why Bids for Connection Matter More Than You Think
Bids for connection are often disguised as everyday moments, a comment, a glance, a sigh. They may seem small, but they’re really asking, “Will you notice me?” When we learn to read etween the lines, we start hearing the real invitation, : see me, choose me.
Loving Your Partner the Way They Feel Loved
Many of us go into relationships assuming that love should come naturally. That if we are kind, loyal, and give our best, our partner should feel loved. But here’s the challenge, what feels like love to you may not feel like love to them.
Behind the Silence: What Stonewalling Really Means
Stonewalling can feel incredibly painful. When someone you love suddenly goes quiet, it can feel like they’ve emotionally disappeared. You might start asking yourself, what's going on? Did I do something wrong? Why won’t they just talk to me?
The Modern Day Love Triangle: You, Me and Technology
Researchers call it “technoference”, the everyday interruptions that happen when digital devices distract us from the people right in front of us.
Why the Best Relationships Are built on Friendship
At the heart of every thriving relationship, whether in marriage, dating, or long-term partnerships, is something deeper than romance: friendship.
3 Keys to Lasting Love
We all dream of a relationship that stands the test of time, but what truly makes that happen? Explore the 3 essential keys to lasting love: deep friendship, unwavering commitment, and the power of forgiveness.
Breaking the Pursuer-Distancer Cycle
Ever felt like you’re chasing after your partner while they’re pulling away? You're not alone—discover the common relationship dynamic that could be holding you both back.
Relationship Green Flags
In relationships, we tend to focus on red flags, but it's the green flags—the positive signs of love, trust, and respect—that truly lay the foundation for a strong relationship.
The Four Horseman
Is your relationship under attack by criticism, contempt, defensiveness, or stonewalling? Break the cycle and rebuild trust through positive, open communication.
Boundary Styles
Explore the key characteristics of porous, rigid, and healthy boundaries to enhance your relationships and personal growth. Learn practical tips for establishing balanced boundaries that foster meaningful connections and protect your well-being.
How Does Attachment Style Affect Marriage?
Attachment styles shape the way we connect with our partners, impacting intimacy and communication. Understanding your attachment style can help create stronger, healthier relationships.
Feeling disconnected, stuck in the same arguments, or just not on the same page anymore?
Every relationship goes through seasons of challenge.
Whether you're facing ongoing tension, feeling emotionally distant, or struggling to communicate effectively—you're not alone, and support is available.
Couples therapy isn’t about assigning blame. It’s about understanding each other more deeply, learning new ways to connect, and building a relationship that feels safe, respectful, and strong.
Whether you're in crisis or just want to strengthen your relationship, therapy can help. No judgment. Just honest conversations, evidence-based strategies, and real hope.
The goal of marriage is not to think alike, but to think together." - Robert C. Dodds
The goal of marriage is not to think alike, but to think together." - Robert C. Dodds
About Sabrina
Sabrina has a passion for healthy relationships and specialises in couples therapy and marriage counselling. With a rich background in premarital counselling, she brings both experience and a heartfelt commitment to helping couples build happy and healthy relationships.
Based in Brisbane, Queensland, Sabrina offers face-to-face appointments or Telehealth.
To make an appointment click here or call M1 Psychology Loganholme on (07) 3067 9129.